Let’s get one thing clear about vehicle ownership. Buying a car and maintaining a car are two very different aspects of the proprietorship experience… and the latter is something plenty of us are guilty of not factoring into the equation which can then become an expensive sum. Firstly, just because you can afford to, doesn’t mean you have to buy the most expensive car you can afford on your salary or budget… lambang ‘H’ be damned. Secondly, pricier cars usually mean pricier maintenance as well.

One of the most highly-anticipated cars this year, the 2023 Proton X90 is confirmed to launch on 7-May 2023 at 3pm local time. Expect daily teasers of Proton’s first 7-seater SUV over the course of the next five days. The Proton X90 is available in 4 variants, all of which are powered by a mild-hybrid (MHEV) 3-cylinder turbocharged 1.5-litre engine with a 48V starter generator. The system produces 190 PS and 300 Nm combined and is paired with a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission (DCT). A

At Proton’s opening of their new engine assembly line in Tanjung Malim earlier this week, it’s made clear that only the direct-injected 1.5-litre three-cylinder mill (TGDi) is assembled here, while the multi-point injection (MPI) variant is imported from China. Speaking at the press conference, Muhammad Hasbullah, Deputy Chief Operating Officer of Powertrains, said that while “the plant is designed to produce a few more variants of the [1.5-litre three-cylinder engine], at the moment the focus i

The transition from internal combustion engine (ICE) to electric vehicles (EVs) will be an inevitable fact and Volvo Car Malaysia remains committed to phase out all combustion engine models by 2030, if not earlier, even if deployment of EV charging infrastructure in Malaysia lags behind, said Volvo Car Malaysia’s managing director Charles Frump in an interview with BFM radio. Globally, the Volvo Car Group aims to have EVs, specifically battery electric vehicles (BEVs) to contribute half of its g

We’ve put the 2018 Honda Jazz, 2019 Toyota Yaris, as well as the 2020 Mazda 2 through the WapCar Ratings test and now let’s take a side-by-side look at all the aspects. Driving Performance - Winner goes to Mazda 2 Facts and Figures 2019 Toyota Yaris 1.5G 2018 Honda Jazz 1.5L V 2020 Mazda 2 1.5 Hatchback Engine 1.5L 4-cylinder NA 1.5L 4-cylinder NA 1.5L 4-cylinder NA Transmission CVT CVT 6-speed automatic Power 107 PS @ 6,000 rpm 120 PS @ 6,600 rpm 114 PS @ 6,000 rpm Torque 140 Nm @ 4,200 rpm 145

The brand spanking new Volvo S60 was just launched in Malaysia last week, and it is only available in one variant - T8 R Design plug-in hybrid. When the XC90 and the XC60 was launched, both came in the same T8 plug-in hybrid variant with the T5 variant joining the range some time post-launch. As for the S90 and V90, they were the reverse with T5 and T6 variants arriving first and the T8 version joining later. Though Volvo Malaysia has since stopped selling the V90 here. So what do these Ts and n